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Personal Development

Everyone Needs a Scarlett Moment

Personal Development

A Life Lesson from “Gone with the Wind” December 15th marks the 70th anniversary of the opening of “Gone with the Wind”. It is still the all time highest grossing revenue movie ($400 million – not bad when it only cost a 25 cents to see a movie, adjusted to today’s dollars that’s $1.45 billion!) [...]

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You Saved Scooter!

Personal Development

I love this commercial. It cracks me up every time I see it. Although it is a pitch for Minute Maid Natural Energy Drink, it is a reminder of how our thoughts and perspectives can drastically make a difference in our careers, our lives and in the lives of people we care about. It also [...]

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Simple Diversity

Personal Development

Diversity begins with understanding and knowing yourself. It is not that difficult. Knowing yourself includes recognizing and being comfortable in your ignorance. After that, you can begin to ask questions to learn about diverse cultures and peoples. These are steps anybody can take. For example, as a black professional  woman I am very comfortable in [...]

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Emotionalism, Racism and Criticism Part 2

Personal Development

Passion without thought or reason becomes emotionalism. Critical thinking helps people remained balanced in approach and opinion while pursuing their passions. Vincent Ruggerio, in his book “Becoming a Critical Thinker,” describes thinking as two processes: Generation of ideas (Creative Thinking) Evaluation of ideas (Critical Thinking) Recognizing and evaluating opinions is part of critical thinking. My [...]

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Climbing Mountains

Encouragement

I spent most of today studying about and writing out a training plan to climb Mt. Rainier in 2010.  This was a decision I made in 2005 when I moved back to Washington State. The goal I set was to get back into shape and lose 20-30 pounds.  Climbing Mt. Rainier was the chosen path [...]

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Keeping Little Mistakes Little

Encouragement

Just read a great blog post written by Ron Edmondson “7 Ways to Recover from a Major Failure or Mistake.” It got me thinking about those little mistakes we make from time to time that cause embarrassment or upset to someone. I’m considering things  like forgetting an appointment, running late for an important event or [...]

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